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Old 05-10-2020, 01:32 PM
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1000 miles on a direct flight is about 2.5 hours. planes are pretty empty right now, as are airports. They are not serving beverages, so buy a bottle of water after passing security, and have some wipes with you.. For most Village people, 1000 mile car trip is a long haul. At least a two day trip. Sleeping in a car is ludicrous. The few hotels that are open have new sanitized processes in place. Stay in a national brand, not a no tell motel for cheap. You might be overnighting in a state that hasnt opened restaurants yet, so you;ll be doing drive thru's at McDonalds or the like. If you're going straight up north from here, you could consider AutoTrain. My buddy that winters in Ft Myers takes that to Virginia and then drives to Central NY.. But I think thats one overnight in the train, and perhaps one when he gets off in VA. It might get down to whether you have a car in both places and if it makes sense to store one down here .. or if you have one waiting for you up there.. Me, not considering the car situation, wouldnt think twice about flying .. Fastest and safest, IMO. At the same time, I'm a veteran flyer, TSA, CLEAR, and flew throughout my business life. Hope this helps